Why so little anti-Americanism? by Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers Well apart from the obvious lessons of the recent Olympic games that the amazing Greeks really did pull it off at the eleventh hour without major terrorist incidents, there was another story that remained largely ignored. Share This
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Three years of terrorism since September 11. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Chechen Islamicists burn up Russian airliners and shoot schoolgirls — and say they are victims, deprived of the chance for their own autonomous theocracy. Share This
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Why Islamic “moderates” and Western apologists create a costly smokescreen. by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers The brutal slaughter of children in Russia is yet another wake-up call we are not heeding. Share This
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The advantages of “one big” idea. by Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers The greatest criticism of George Bush comes from the artistic and intellectual world. Alfred A. Knopf just published a novel by a prize-winning author about killing the President. The same theme of assassination is the stuff of off-Broadway comedies and stand-up comics. Share
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by Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers Only Arnold Schwarzenegger could get away with praising Richard Nixon and repeating the line “girlie-men” in a thick Germanic accent—and in prime time at a national convention. Share This
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The months ahead will be momentous. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online The summer and fall have been and will be momentous: national political conventions, elections slated in Afghanistan and here at home, the Olympics, high gas prices, and near cultural hysteria, whether measured by Fahrenheit 9/11 or the Swift-boat ads. But brace yourself — this
What comes around, goes… by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Even in daytime fighters do not perceive anything; indeed, nobody knows anything more than what is going on right around himself. So the fifth-century B.C. military historian Thucydides commented on the confusion of battle on the heights above Syracuse (413 B.C.), and, indirectly, on
Or how to misdirect public attention. by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers Everyone knows magicians use misdirection to make their illusions work. While one hand distracts us the other is pulling the egg or coin from its hiding place. Share This
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Reentering history’s arena. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online The scheduled partial U.S. troop withdrawals from Europe were long overdue; some of us had become shrill and hoarse in calling for them over the past few years. Share This
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by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers Uncommon Dissent. Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing, ed. William A. Dembski (ISI Books) Share This
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